Man admits exposing himself to motorists

A 38-year-old Fowlerville man accused of exposing himself to motorists in Bloomfield Township entered a plea Tuesday in Oakland County Circuit Court.

Ryan Daniel Daves, who is free on a $10,000 bond and is electronically monitored, was charged with aggravated indecent exposure by a sexually delinquent person for allegedly exposing himself to a group of women driving on Telegraph Road near Maple Road at around 1 p.m. April 18, but that charge was dismissed and he entered a no-contest plea to three counts of aggravated indecent exposure, according to court records.

A no-contest plea is not an admission of guilt, but it is treated as such at sentencing, which is set for Nov. 3.

The women reported that a man in a light-colored sport utility vehicle made sexual gestures to get their attention and then exposed himself while driving alongside their vehicle. They described the man as 25 years old to 35 years old with brown hair, a goatee and wearing glasses.

A Bloomfield Township police sergeant said Daves was identified as the suspect after investigators released photographs the women took, which immediately resulted in “several tips” from private citizens as well as additional victims in both Livingston and Wayne counties.

One woman who was the target of Daves’ alleged behavior took a photograph of his license plate, which led to Daves, the sergeant said.

The sergeant said in none of the reported incidences did Daves contact or touch a woman since the suspect and victims were traveling in separate vehicles on the major thoroughfares.